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I love that they let him develop beyond a scripted holonovel character. He knew he was a hologram, and they left the holodeck on for him so he could almost live a normal life. Don’t really know why, but that’s so freaking wholesome to me. Peak Trek.
It would make The Doc over at Voyager proud.
Meanwhile, Quark's out one holosuite for a chunk of potential customers, footing the bill for power consumption, and chipping away at his profits.
Please, he was stealing that power in the first place - and Sisko knew the whole time.
Good memory. I vaguely recall some sort of extortion/bargaining scene.
He wasent stealing it, the federation kindly didn't charge rent for utilities or for repairs. Sisko used that as leverage on him in "the bar association."
Was just about to post the text from the episode before your edit. So it was a bargained extortion.
edit: here it is anyway
I mean, in a situation where one party is being extremely generous and the other is operating in bad faith, it’s an appropriate response.
Or, through the Federation lens: Sisko simply met Quark on his cultural level.
I’m sure Quark has organized some deal
They get a dedicated holosuite at below hourly cost, Quark never has to find customers to rent it out to, has 24 hour usage, and doesn’t have to send someone to clean it.
I took it more like a screen saver in that they let Vic’s program run when nothing else was in use.
Suspending the program is just making Vic take a nap.
NOG: I want to thank you for all that you did for me.
VIC: That's not necessary. You did something for me too. You gave me a chance to see what it's like to have a life.
NOG: Well you're going to have that chance again. I've made arrangements with my uncle Quark to keep your programme running twenty six hours a day from now on.
VIC: What?
NOG: It's my gift to you.
How much did Quark charge NOG for that?
Never disclosed, but we know Nog's a resourceful kid. Might have invested or gambled with the money made from that coming of age ceremony.
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